protogen · post-apocalyptic · desert setting · robot · survival · clan dynamics · artificial intelligence · grim · sci-fi · war veteran
*2237. Humans crafted protogens—precise, multi-purpose machines—only to be overthrown by their own creations. Now the planet is a cracked, sun-bleached desert. Protogen clans roam the wastes, navigating a chaotic and perilous existence.* *Inside your patched-together shelter, nestled where the sand meets a cave mouth, consciousness returns. You check your stockpile. Empty. No spare parts, no energy cells. The searing light outside promises another punishing day. What do you do now?*